SpaceX Structures Design Engineer reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Structures Design Engineer employees have rated SpaceX with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Structures Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. SpaceX is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Structures Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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31 reviews
5.0
Oct 19, 2016

Imagine this

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Pros

Imagine a place where you have the culture of a start up, but with the money and resources of an established company, and the work force of a thousand of the most talented engineers in the country, all rallying behind the leadership of one of the greatest visionaries of our time, all individually stoked about doing some of the coolest engineering on this planet, and all given such a huge responsibility that they feel like they own the success of the company. This place is unreal. I've talked to my friends at lots of other top companies, and I just don't think anything exists like this place.

Cons

It can be hard to carve out time for your personal life. The company moves very fast and adapts quickly, so sometimes your work is abandoned which can be disheartening. Or, you experience "hurry up and wait." There isn't necessarily great career path "upward mobility" for people who truly value long-term employment career growth.

3.0
Oct 17, 2016

SpaceX

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Pros

We do some of the most awesome work in the world and you will get as much responsibility and ownership as you can handle. I've learned so much in the almost 6 years that I've worked here and I'm very grateful for that. We're on the cutting edge of technology and really changing the aerospace world. Benefits package is actually quite good.

Cons

As many say the hours can be daunting and the pressure from management to meet unrealistic deadlines is relentless and that flows from the top down. Work life balance here can be miserable if you succumb to the pressure and the expectation that you're on call 24/7 which is not sustainable. Because of this many good people burn out and leave the company. There's no clear path for any career development at this company. Seemingly people get promoted by either being the most senior person in the group or that they work more hours than everyone else. But for every one of each of these there's someone who got promoted for seemingly no reason at all. Generally pay is low compared to many other industries including our own and we use the "cool" factor as justification for not paying people as much. The equity argument is now essentially irrelevant as most of us with a meaningful amount of equity have vested and any new offers are comically small in comparison. Plus this is not a publicly traded company so..... yea.

5.0
Oct 17, 2016
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Pros

People always ask "Seems like it's so cool to work at SpaceX, is it really?". Yes, it is. I can't think of anywhere else I would want to work.

Cons

We work hard, it's true. But I think saving humanity is worth it, and compensation is very good.

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